by Neil | Jan 6, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review
Having spent the morning in a field following G round as she took pictures and taking one of my own (see below), I decided to spend a chunk of the afternoon watching one of my Christmas presents: The History Boys. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, starring the ever...by Neil | Jan 5, 2008 | Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Marina Lewycka, Reading, Review
I’ve kind of shied away from book reviews on the grounds that I purchased a domain a while back with the idea of keeping the book reviews all in one place. Alas the reality is that between my job, writing and having a life I’m never going to have time to...by Neil | Dec 16, 2007 | Dave Mckean, Entertainment, Film, MirrorMask, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review, Seemed like a good idea at the time
My sister, S, was visiting this weekend. And very kindly brought her copy of MirrorMask up for me to watch. The plan had been to watch it on Saturday evening after an afternoon spent with a collection of my old school friends. Plans went a bit awry after I sampled one...by Neil | Dec 15, 2007 | Beowulf, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review, Robert Zemeckis
Ok, now I get it. Constant readers will recall that I saw Beowulf a few weeks ago and that I was not all that impressed. I thumped my animation bible, cursing motion capture as the work of the devil. Which makes this kind of embarrassing because last night I saw...by Neil | Dec 9, 2007 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Northern Lights, Philip Pullman, Review, The Golden Compass
Let’s be clear: translating a book to the screen is hard, really hard and it shouldn’t be underestimated. Things you can get away with in a book you simply can’t on film for a range of reasons. It’s not the same medium, you have less time and,...by Neil | Nov 27, 2007 | Beowulf, Crispin Glover, Entertainment, Film, Hal Duncan, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Ray Winstone, Review, Robert Zemeckis
Normally I post reviews within a few hours of having seen the film but I waited in the case of Beowulf. Why? I needed time to digest it, to consider what I thought and to wonder if I should in fact wait to see it in 3D before making a decision. I still plan to see it...